Monthly Archives: August 2014

Mario Kart 64

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Adam Randall

The second game in the Mario Kart series was released on the Nintendo 64, while the first one was on the SNES. As I’m sure you can imagine, this game is quite a lot better than the previous one in … Continue reading →

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Misunderstanding

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Adam Randall

I had better put a warning at the start of this anecdote. I’m not writing about anything sexually explicit that actually happened, but this anecdote will contain the suggestion of sexually explicit activity, so, you have been warned! I hope … Continue reading →

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Super Mario Kart

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Adam Randall

I’m sure that everybody’s familiar with the Mario Kart series in one way or another, and this is the game that started it all. In its first instalment, the series isn’t quite what it would later become, but this is … Continue reading →

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Who on Earth is Tom Baker? by Tom Baker

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Adam Randall

As you may be able to guess from the title, this book is the autobiography of Tom Baker, the actor best known for his portrayal of the Fourth Doctor on Doctor Who. His version of the Doctor is known for … Continue reading →

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Three Good Writers

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Adam Randall

Monique Berry the editor of Perspectives magazine recently alerted me to the fact that they had an open submission for stories told from the point of view of inanimate objects. I thought I may as well write something for it, … Continue reading →

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Art Exam

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Adam Randall

I’ve always wanted to be good at making visual art, so, I guess it should be no surprise that I chose Art as one of my GCSE options. I had hoped that the classes would help me to become a … Continue reading →

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Fizzy Drinks

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Adam Randall

I don’t really drink much beside my favourite drink, water. I always have my Trusty Water Bottle with me and, throughout the day, I am always drinking a little bit, so I never really get thirsty. Having said that, occasionally … Continue reading →

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Writers’ Guilt

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Adam Randall

Recently, the author of Irregular Webcomic wrote a very interesting blog post about including politics within his work. He explained that he made a conscious effort not to include anything of that kind because he wanted his work to have … Continue reading →

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Dreamy Bus Ride

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Adam Randall

It was December 2011. I was rather tired and, as I so often am in these anecdotes, I was riding on a bus. I think it must have been one of those days when I had to get up at … Continue reading →

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Kid Icarus

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Adam Randall

Until recently, this had been one of Nintendo’s more overlooked games. I think the reason that this game became slightly obscure is the fact that, in a way, it is rather weird. The gameplay is a little like a mixture … Continue reading →

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